MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

Lineage Eternal aims for a beta test in November

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When the wait seems... eternal for some upcoming MMOs, it can be helpful to hear that the gears of development and testing are moving, even...
Remember when the big problem we had was seagulls? That seems so much easier right now.

World of Warcraft previews two of the dungeons of Legion

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A lot is changing when World of Warcraft: Legion launches, but dungeons will work the way they always have. Of course, they will be...

The Daily Grind: Who’s the most relatable NPC in an MMORPG?

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Multiple commenters in Tina's recent Guild Wars 2 column homed in on the character Taimi as being the glue that holds the game's latest...

The Stream Team: Black Desert’s Bloody Monastery

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MassivelyOP's MJ might have accidentally leveled more than she intended to over Black Desert's bonus XP weekend. How did that happen? It came about...

Jukebox Heroes: World of Warcraft’s main music themes

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Inspired by a news post that a dashing Massively OP writer penned a few weeks back, I thought that it might be an interesting...

Shroud of the Avatar plans creature taming changes

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Creature taming and summoning is about to get adjusted in Shroud of the Avatar come Release 33 later this month. A quick forum thread identified...
FIght for your right to... fight more, mostly.

Guild Wars 2 kicks off the fourth PvP League season

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To everything, there is a season, and this is the season for Guild Wars 2 players to resume beating the snot out of one...

TERA welcomes single players into its Castle Aranea dungeon

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Not every dungeon in TERA will give you the comfort of traversing it with your fellow meat shields friends. Some are solo dungeons, which means...
Oh. All right.

Wild Terra adds a new Russian-specific server

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The latest patch for Wild Terra is live, and it brings along with it a Russian server for players to explore. The bad news...
Not to be confused with BreakLawyers. That's a whole different game from the start.

Nexon reports slight year-over-year revenue dip for Q2 2016

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Nexon's second quarter 2016 financials are a mixed bag. The company reported this morning that its quarterly revenues had declined 11% year-over-year, at the...

Here’s a few pointers for the World of Warcraft: Legion events

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The advent of Demon Hunters in World of Warcraft wasn't the only event that happened yesterday in the game. Regardless of interest in the new...

Overwatch bans public cheater mid-stream

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Here's your dose of sweet, sweet justice for the day. A Korean streamer was using an aimbot in an Overwatch match while performing for the...
Work it over.

Visionary Realms: Pantheon is a ‘brave new world,’ not a ‘wormhole back to simpler times’

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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen says it's reorienting its newsletter to be more community focused and has put its money where its mouth is...

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light vs. Knights of the Fallen Empire

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Let's talk about Knights of the Fallen Empire. The latest chapter for the Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion currently remains in early access and...

Kakao to Black Desert players: Chargebacks have consequences

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Kakao is putting its foot down when it comes to Black Desert players' chargebacks -- that is, attempting to reverse payment for a product...

Twin Saga kicks off its founder’s beta test

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Good news for those who just can't wait to try out Twin Saga: Aeria Games announced that the founder's beta has started up as of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Out of the Shadows

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I figure that it's been long enough for the majority of you to have run through Guild War's 2's first instalment of the Living...
Everythin

Riders of Icarus shows off the mechanics of Manastone battles

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Do you like picking fights in PvP? Riders of Icarus gives you plenty of options in that department, but the biggest fights are the...

MMO roguelike Lazarus swoops into beta this weekend

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If you grew up in the midwest as I did, the word "Lazarus" probably evokes the image of a department store, but the Lazarus...
So... who's buying?

Life after death in Crowfall

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What happens when you die? As long as you're limiting this question to Crowfall, ArtCraft said that players have a choice over their afterlife destiny....